March 27, 2015, 5:55PM

A school bus discharging students at a stop in LaPlace was fired on with a BB gun, shattering a window, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office reported Friday (March 27). No one was injured in the Thursday afternoon incident. The shooting was reported at 2:47 p.m. at Hebert and Breaux drives. Students alerted the driver that someone... Full story »

March 26, 2015, 1:08PM

A traffic stop resulted in a drug bust on Homewood Avenue in Reserve when authorities found an assault rifle and marijuana in a car that they stopped because of its blue headlights, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office said Thursday (March 26). State law requires amber reflecting lights. When deputies approached the vehicle Tuesday, "they saw in plain view... Full story »

March 24, 2015, 4:09PM

In agreeing that St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's deputies were partially responsible for the shooting death of Barbara Lassere, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Wilkinson Jr. said he considered seven points. They were: 1. Know character of the arrestee 2. Risks and dangers faced by the officers "I view the first two factors as presenting equilibrium, weighing in favor of... Full story »

March 23, 2015, 5:17PM

Information for this brief comes directly from the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office daily crime report. Arrests reported March 23 Shelby Dubourg, 17, 42311 Rebekah St., Hammond, was arrested 3/22/15 and booked with contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, possession or distribution of drug paraphernalia, possession of LSD, and possession of Xanax. Zachary Lafleur, 18, 21309 Pontchartrain Drive, Pontchatoula,... Full story »

March 23, 2015, 12:58PM

A 34-year-old LaPlace man has been arrested on a charge of having sex with a 14-year-old girl after a planned meeting at her school bus stop. Terrance Carlisle of Williamsburg Drive was booked with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Deputies were called to the 2000 block of Cambridge Drive on Wednesday (March 18) shortly after 8 a.m. by a... Full story »

March 19, 2015, 10:44AM

A Paradis man tried to rob an Edgard gasoline station but fled the store empty-handed when the clerk pressed the alarm button, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office said Thursday (March 19). He was arrested 10 minutes later. The failed holdup happened Tuesday afternoon at the Shell station at 707 Louisiana 3127. Authorities say Shawn Himel, 45, made a... Full story »

March 18, 2015, 1:01PM

A hungry burglar broke into a LaPlace catering store and inadvertently pulled the fire alarm while feasting on the food, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office said Wednesday (March 18). There was no fire, but when sheriff's deputies responded to the alarm Thursday night, they said they found 29-year-old Reisha Robertson of LaPlace helping "herself to the food in the business."... Full story »

March 13, 2015, 5:07PM

A LaPlace man was shot in the ankle Friday afternoon (March 13), but he won't tell investigators what happened, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office said. A Sheriff's Office spokesman said deputies found the 25-year-old victim near a business in the 200 block of West Second Street in LaPlace at 12:14 p.m., after they responded to a report of a... Full story »

March 12, 2015, 8:18PM

A fight outside a LaPlace daiquiri shop escalated into gunfire Wednesday (March 11) and resulted in the arrest of a 41-year-old LaPlace man, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office reported Thursday (March 12). No one was injured, according to a Sheriff's Office news release. Shortly after 8 p.m. authorities say deputies responded to Daiquiris and Company on Airline... Full story »

March 12, 2015, 10:25AM

Lemark Cloud, 25, the alleged getaway driver arrested in the killing of West St. John High School quarterbacks coach Juan Joseph in November, has been indicted by a grand jury. His cousin Kendric, however, who was accused as being the shooter, was not charged or cleared. Full story »

March 06, 2015, 12:06PM

Carlos Parrilla Jr., wanted for questioning in the stabbing death of a LaPlace man, turned himself in to authorities Friday (March 6) and confessed to the murder, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office reports. Parrilla, 23, has been arrested and booked with second-degree murder, Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Dane Clement said. Authorities released a photo Thursday of Parrilla,... Full story »

March 05, 2015, 5:43PM

A 23-year-old man who frequents homes in LaPlace and New Orleans is wanted for questioning in the stabbing death of a LaPlace man who was found dying in the street three months ago, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office announced Thursday (March 5). Authorities sought help finding Carlos Parrilla Jr., whom they call a "person of interest" in... Full story »